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preservation
noun care, cherishing, conservatio, conservation, curing, custody, defense, eternization, freeeom from danger, guardianship, guarding, immortalization, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, perpetuation, protective custody, safeguarding, safekeeping, safety, salvation, sanctuary, saving, security, shielding, storage, support, tuitio, upkeep, ward, wardshipSee also: assistance, bulwark, conservation, continuation, custody, defense, ecology, maintenance, panoply, protection, safekeeping, safety, security, shelter, supervision, support, ward
PRESERVATION. keeping safe from harm; avoiding injury. This term always
presupposes a real or existing danger.
2. A jettison, which is always for the preservation of the remainder of
the cargo, must therefore be made only when there is a real danger existing.
See Average; Jettison.